o hadst splendid robes and
didst love spotless linen art lying now in the garments of yesterday!"

Chorus I. "In peace, in peace, to the West, O our lord, go Thou in
peace. We shall see thee again when the day of eternity conies, for
Thou art going to the land which brings all men together." [Authentic]

The final ceremony began.

They brought a bull and an antelope which it was the duty of Ramses
XIII to slay, but they were slain by his substitute before the gods,
Sem, the high priest. The inferior priests dressed the beasts quickly,
after which Herhor and Mefres, taking the hind legs, placed them in
turn at the mouth of the mummy. But the mummy had no wish to eat, for
it was not brought to life yet, and its lips were closed.

To remove that obstacle Mefres washed it with holy water and incensed
it with perfumes and alum, saying,

"Here stands thy father; here stands Osiris-Mer-Amen-Ramses. I am thy
son; I am Horns; I come to purify thee and make thee alive. I put thy
bones again in order; I join that which was severed, for I am Horus,
the avenger of my father. Thou wilt sit on the throne of Ra who
proceeds from Nut, who gives birth to Re every morning, who gives birth
to Mer-Amen-Ramses daily, just as Re."

Thus speaking, the high priest touched with amulets the mouth, the
breasts, the hands, and the feet of the mummy.

Now the choruses were heard again,

Chorus I. "Henceforth Osiris-Mer-Amen-Ramses will eat and drink all
things which the gods eat and drink. He will sit in their place, like
them; he is healthy and powerful."

Chorus II. "He has power in every limb; it is hateful to him to be
hungry and unable to eat, thirsty and unable to drink."

Chorus I. "O gods, give to Osiris-Mer-Amen-Ramses thousands of
thousands of pitchers of wine, thousands of garments, thousands of
loaves and of bullocks!"

Chorus II. "O ye who are living on the earth, when ye pass this way, if
life be dear to you and death be repulsive, if ye desire that your
dignities pass to your descendants, repeat this prayer for the heaven-
dweller who is placed here."

Mefres. "O ye great ones, ye prophets, ye princes, scribes, and
pharaohs, O ye other people who are to come a million years after me,
if any of you put his name on the place of my name the god will punish
him by destroying his person on earth!" [Authentic]

After this curse the priests lighted the torches, took the royal mummy,
placed it again in its casket, and the cask